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Nice Date Feature Part 2 – Fuzzy Timestamps

by Ciprian on May 15, 2012 (3 days ago) | No comments
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A while ago I wrote about the “nice date” feature for PHP dates, (e.g. “4 minutes ago” or “about 1 day ago”). Read the old post here - http://getbutterfly.com/nice-date-feature-facebook-style/. A jQuery alternative to this date is a plugin called timeago, which automatically converts any standard PHP date into a fuzzy timestamp. http://timeago.yarp.com/ https://github.com/rmm5t/jquery-timeago Avoid timestamps dated “1 minute ago” even though the...

The Penguin Update

by Ciprian on May 14, 2012 (4 days ago) | No comments
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Even if you’re not buying links, you can still get affected by the Penguin Update. This isn’t an update about whether you are buying links or not buying links. This an update about how you’re trying to manipulate Google. That’s the whole idea of Penguin Update. The intended function is to penalize sites that: Engage in “keyword stuffing” Participate in...

Google Share Button

by Ciprian on May 14, 2012 (4 days ago) | No comments
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It’s been a while since Google launched Google+ and the accompanying Share button was nowhere to be seen. A similar function was handled by the +1 button, but it felt like something was missing. Every other social network had at least 2 (two) buttons for liking or recommending or sharing links. It’s now time for Google to get into the...

WPCandy Quarterly Magazine

by Ciprian on April 2, 2012 (46 days ago) | No comments
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I’ve just received my shipping confirmation for WPCandy Quarterly. I’ve been intrigued by some of the featured authors, and decided to purchase it. It’s not a PDF, it’s an actual paper magazine. Yes, paper! “In the very first issue of The WPCandy Quarterly, a dozen contributors bring articles covering each corner of the WordPress community. This issue includes exclusive articles...

Check Your WordPress Installation For Malware

by Ciprian on April 2, 2012 (46 days ago) | No comments
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I’ve recently been hit by several injection attacks to some of my clients’ WordPress based sites. Some theme and plugin files were injected with an eval() function containing hidden IFRAMEs and redirections. While some antivirus and scanning plugins detected parts of this infection, I’ve had 100% luck with 2 direct file scanners. Placed in my WordPress site root and directly...